unhealthy, dangerous houses and charge exorbitant rents. Our reforms
will clean up the
rental market and that is good for the vast
majority of landlords and
their tenants. Question No.2.
Question
Question No.2.
My
My question is to the
Does she stand by all her Government's statements and
Does she stand by all her
Yes.
Yes. Is
Yes. Is it her Government's policy to increase the refugee quota
to 1,500 or is that simply a quote
As I described to this House many, many times before,
the policies of this coalition Government are
contained in the confidence and
supply agreement,
supply agreement, the Coalition document and the speech to
the Throne, all other
policies go through a Cabinet process.
So is it her Government's policy to increase the refugee quota of
1,500 or is that simply a
personal commitment of Iain
I have said many times before all policies of this Government are
in the confidence and
supply agreement, the confidence and supply
agreement, the coalition
the coalition document and the the coalition document and
the speech to the throne. All
other policies go through
a Cabinet process.
policies go through a Cabinet process. Will the Government
abolish starting out wages by
process. Will the Government abolish
clear that we have established policy between this Coalition
Government that is set out
in the public domain. Everything else
goes through a Cabinet process.
Now I know the member continues to be
jealous that he is not on this side
of the House in the position to make
the changes that this
Government has made and that we have achieved
in one year more than that Government
achieved in Nine, but we stick to
a
The fairy dust is settling! When Iain
The fairy dust is settling! When
in a ministerial press statement that we will abolish starting
out wages by October 2018, was that just
wages by October 2018, was that just
policy we go through goes through a process. Now the member on that
side of the House seems to refuse to
of the House seems to refuse to
accept that it is possible to have
three different parties with
three different views who are still able
to increase wages for New
Zealanders, deliver benefits
for
substantial changes in investment and to transport in our
billion worth of investment into our regions. This is what this...
Order! Order! I do want to warn the PM
that when I stand and call for order
she sits.
when I stand and call for order she sits. Can we... Order! The
Hon Simon Bridges. Can we no longer believe
ministerial press statements
unless they're signed off by Mr
ministerial press statements unless
Does she stand by her Government's policy to create
collective agreements which has been through Cabinet and would,
for example, force a business
in Timaru to have the same pay rates as one in
Auckland or is that another of Iain
around the policy that's in that bill. It is possible, Mr Speaker, as
that legislation stands, for
that legislation stands, for
variable rates to be included. So
the member clearly does not
understand the bill.
the member clearly does not understand the bill. Does Iain
Amendment Bill which has been through Cabinet have the
full support of all parties
in the Coalition or is
that another personal commitment by the
If I could reference a quote made by the Deputy PM when a journalist
speculated in this regard and his
response was they'd been
interviewing their typewriter.
response was they'd been interviewing their typewriter. Was
the Deputy PM correct yesterday when
he stated that the
Employment Relations Amendment Bill was a
work in progress and, if so, what changes
to the bill is her
Government
many, many times before, we utilise the Cabinet process
to declare everything that this Cabinet
the Cabinet process to declare prepares and puts before this
House. It is a simple question, a change
is afoot to the
Employment Relations
determines any changes to determines any changes to
Don't know! Ask Winston! Is the reality that she is confused about
progress of
reality that she is confused about
The only one who is confused the member asking the question.
have the support of the Government or has
have the support of the Government
Speaker, we support the minister in his
Speaker, we support the minister in
No, Order! If the member wants to ask another question he stands up.
Question
ask
ask another question he stands up. Question
My
My question is to the
What actions, if any, has he taken to enhance New Zealand's
fiscal settings and
to enhance New Zealand's
The
The Hon Grant Robertson. Today I announced our plan
to update and enhance a key part
of the Government's financial framework.
In particular, this means